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8021 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 8021 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8021 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 61
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.4
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 88
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98 to 98.8
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15